St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-24
North St. Paul Thriving Village Which
is Even Now Beginning to Assume
Importance,
Backed by Heavy Capitalists, Who are
Pushing Mary Buildings and
Improvements.
Manufacturing Concerns Locating
There Which VIII Bring a Large
Army of Workmen.
The Pullman of the Northwest How
the Novel Enterprise Was
Carried ON.

that in the real estate market of ST. Paul
there has been a decided and constantly in
creasing movement in acre property in the
vicinity of Castle station. one of the imme-
date suburbs of the city, on the Wisconsin
Central railroad. No definite cause could
be assigned for this mild, but growing,
boom" but il was in the air that some
thing important was in process of incuDa-
ton there. The operations of the control
ling spirits in the enterprise were so quiet
and unobtrusve as to lose all the character
iStics of a speculative scheme, and it was
evident that whatever was on loot was 10
be 4 permanent, wellconsidered and we'll
backed enterprise. and from the solldity
and character OF of the investors IN sur
rounding property, il was surmIsed that
those who had obtained pointers" III re-
gard to it. by rumor or otherwise. had mi
plicit confidence in it.
The mystery, however, was partially dls-
PEELED when, few days since, the articles
of incorporation OF The North st. Paul
Land company were published. ana the
GLOBE this morning gives still further III
formation concerning 1t. According 10
these articles OF incorporation, the capital
stock of the company is Sl,Uoo'Ooo, al-
vided into 10, 600 shares of 800 EACH The
several heavy local capitalists and Others
in the East. The first board of directors
are Lane X Stone. Henry A. Castle. wal
ter s. Morton Frederick Driscoll, Jr., and
Charles +. Stanton. The officers are Lane
h. Stone, president and treasurer; Henry
A. Castle, vice president; Walter 5. Nor
ton, general manager, and James w. Jones.
secretary.
This company. it is learned. has pur-
chased Of Henry A. Castle considerable
portion of the 1,200-acre tract OF lana,
which he has been accommodating Tor ffteen
years, in the vicinity of Silver Lake, ana
on which the station of Castle was located
by the Wisconsin Central railroad when
constructed two wears ago This tract lies
in Ramsey county, only one mile from the
present northeast corner of the city OF ST.
Paul, and as will be seen from the follow
ing description, is admirably situated for Its
destined purpose of iOuriShing manufac-
turing and residence suburb. 1t is easily
accessible and is finely located. being so
high that the entire city of ST. Paul IS vlSl-
bic from it. A lake of over one hundred
acres is located on the easterly portion OF
the land. This lake is fed by springs,
and discharges its surplus. one way
into Lake st. CrolX and the
other into the Mississippi river,
divide between these water courses. The
railway passes through the property of the
company, dividing it into two, about equal,
parts A spacious yard has been laid out
along the railway, giving ample room for at
least
SIX MILES OF SIDE-TRACKAGE
for the use of such industries as may re-
quire them.
Yesterday representative of the GLOBE
accompanied several OF the parties inter-
ested on visit of inspection to North st.
Paul, as the new town is to be called.
Leaving the union depot at 1915 p. IN. OH
the Wisconsin Centrars Chicago express
train, pleasant ride Of twenty minutes
brought the party to Castle station, on the
farther eastern borders of the holdings of
the North ST. Paul Land company. The
principal tract is. as has been stated, por
ton of Capt. Castles farm-a beautiful
piece of ground, gently diversified in sur
face. covering more than a mile square and
containing over 700 acres, only one mile
from the city limits
The northern edge borders upon Silver
lake, a charming sheet of pure blue water
and fed by springs Lying as it does forty
or fifty feet higher than that portion of the
townsite reserved for manufacturing and
other business purposes, it will furnish an
pressure and at small expense. On the
north shore of Silver lake the company owns
seventy acres of splendid wooded land. upon
portion of which the st. Paul Kennel
club has contracted to eXpend from S.. 600
TO 81, 500 Immediately in improvements
which will include club house 50X5O. ken
nelS to accommodate q large number of
dogs, many of them noted prize winners, and
putting their six or seven acres of land in
shape. Still another body Of land, compris-
ing i'll all something over 100 acres, lying
east OF the Castle farm or North St. Paul. as
ii should now be called, is owned by the
company.
The Wisconsin Central railway runs
diagonally through North ST. Paul and
about one hundred and fifty acres of land
adjoining the track upon both sides has
been plated as North st. Paul Proper. and
arranged with especial reference to the
needs Of concerns requiring shipping
facilities. each lot having both track and
street frontage. Credit for this admirable
arrangement is due the general manager.
w. S. Morton, who is an accomplished
civil engineer, and has personally superin-
tended the surveying and plating of this
large body of land owned by his company
Two attractive depots are being erected
at points which viii best serve the con-
putting up their buildings. The Land com
pany is constructing handsome Office for
its own use and
HOTEL OF FIFTY ROOMS.
which will be ready for guests by June Is.
The Western Iron company, of Cincin-
natl. is putting in an extensive plant, COM
prisng one building Of brick, two stories,
50X100; one building of brick, one story.
50x10Q; one building of frame, one story.
40X115; one building of frame. one Story.
55XT5. When in running order they will
employ from IS to 100 hands constantly.
Their business is the manufacture of steam.
water and gas fittings. Mr.. Slime. the
senior member of the company, is on the
ground personally experimenting the con-
struction of his buildings
The Harris Manufacturing company. a
new concern. with strong financial backing.
are making good progress with their build
ing, which will be of frame, 5OX175. two
stories. John H. Harri& for number of
years superintendent of the st. Paul Pillow
works, and who is well and fayoraby
known here, will have charge of these
works. He says that they will be in run
ming order in from four to six weeks and
will employ from so to 100 men.
The r. II. Beach Manufacturing COM
.,~.iy, of Detroit. Mich, are under contract
to locate at North st. Paul and are having
plans drawn for building 25Oxi5O feet,
and four stories in heighth, to be built of
brick in the most substantial manner. Mr..
Beach was i'll the city last week and signed
the contract for the removal of his works
while here. He will return this week and
proceed at once to let his contracts and push
forward the construction of his works.
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